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Just a random guy. Probably here for the same reasons you are. Still on Twitter but checking out BlueSky.

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · Apr 3

Just thinking about the 2024 economy for no reason.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 5h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 16h

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 10h

There's something darkly ironic about him going all in on conspiracy theories when reality is just too politically inconvenient.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h

To sustain his rage against "Antifa," Trump summons a team of proven fabulists and conspiracy theorists including the notorious inventor of the Pizzagate conspiracy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

SORTOR: I took this flag from the man that was burning it in the street

TRUMP: Do you know who he is?

SORTOR: Oh yeah

TRUMP: So why don't you give it to Pam. Give it to the attorney general and we'll start prosecutions

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Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 12h

🚨A quarter of all FBI agents have been assigned to immigration enforcement www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 11h

It's cool how they've just created their own alternate reality and refuse to leave.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 11h

So does invading their cities.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 11h

Looking forward to the "Alt-Right Violence Roundtable" that is surely immediately proceeding this.

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 12h

"I never thought the leopards w-"

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 13h

In the latest Navigator Research poll, they asked what people thought about both the Affordable Care Act, and Obamacare. Of course, they're the exact same thing, but that didn't stop about 20% of Republicans from changing their mind about it.

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 12h

The White Stripes

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 12h

Was your tax cut worth this? Mine wasn't.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 14h

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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coffeetumbler.bsky.social @coffeetumbler.bsky.social · 14h

@halsparks.com @pkrugman.bsky.social @deanbaker13.bsky.social fyi techxplore.com/news/2025-10...

Solar energy is now the world's cheapest source of power, study finds

Solar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper than electricity generated from coal, gas or wind, ac...

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 13h

Nope. In fact: "In April 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) promptly swore in two Republican representatives-elect from Florida [Jimmy Patronis & Randy Fine] during pro forma sessions of the House, setting a precedent for handling special election winners when the House is not in full session."

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 13h

84 years old.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 13h

And Democrats didn't call for civil war over it.

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 17h

There is no *good* way to lay someone off, per se, but there are certainly ways that don't leave people, like, justifiably apoplectic

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 18h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 16h

I'd love to think authoritarianism is as big a concern to the right as it is to the left but him getting elected after the coup and insurrection doesn't really support that argument. So, prices it is.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 16h

Well...Dem politicians already know the left is on their side so they need to convince the right. And I *think* the right will tolerate him until it affects their wallet, which it clearly is.

It's all fun and games when it's only hurting immigrants and trans people, but businesses? Farmers?

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

What happened in 2022? This can't *all* be because of Russia/Ukraine.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

I occasionally lament "some people would rather die of thirst than accept a glass half full." When it comes to trans rights Newsom is a glass 99% full and some people are still pissed at him.

Newsom has been a supporter of lbgqt rights for 20 years, long before it was politically acceptable to be.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

California has the highest level of trans equality and protection laws in the country and it's not even close. Vetoing these particular laws won't change that.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

ya think?

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

California has the highest level of trans equality and protection laws in the country and it's not even close. Vetoing these particular laws won't change that.

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